From April 2016, two wheelers can carry cargo

These vehicles will be fitted with light-weight boxes for carrying goods. According to sources, two-wheeler goods vehicles will have to be 550 mm long and the allowed width will be 510 mm while the weight of each box could be 30kg.TNN | November 28, 2015, 09:43 IST

NEW DELHI: From April next year, owners of two-wheelers can fit a box in their vehicles to carry any goods or immediate medical aid.

These vehicles will be fitted with light-weight boxes for carrying goods. According to sources, two-wheeler goods vehicles will have to be 550 mm long and the allowed width will be 510 mm while the weight of each box could be 30kg.

The road transport ministry has issued draft notification for the two-wheeler goods vehicles. According to the notification, pillion riders will not be allowed in motorcycles that are fitted with the boxes to carry cargo.

Officials also said that an apex committee on fixing the standards of vehicles has put its stamp on the two-wheeler ‘ambulance’ as a separate category of vehicles; something that the ministry had floated in January 2013.

The focus of introducing this type of ambulance is to provide emergency medical care to people in congested areas, by-lanes and crowded zones where other ambulances cannot reach.

This category of ambulance is popular in countries, including the US, UK, Australia and Sweden which can provide first-aid, but don’t transport patients.